Let'sGoZips94

Instead of Otterbein as our November warm-up for basketball, we could just schedule them every year to maintain the rivalry. They barely beat Heidelberg last year in basketball and lost to a now DIII football program in Saint Francis. OAC might suit them haha.

Trying to predict this team's starting 5 and rotations is silly. Here's the key, and @Zippy87 eluded to it - we are way more matchup proof this year than we were last year. Our rotations are going to be very malleable based on whomever we are playing. Evan will pretty much be a staple no matter what strengths our opponents have because he's so versatile, athletic, and a great defender. Against a taller team, we can utilized more of the Barre/Lyles/Brisco/MMK/Evan combinations. Against more guard oriented teams, we'll just insert any 3 guards in addition to Evan and one of the bigs. Need more offense? Throw Evan at the "5" and run any 4 of the other guards. Zippy87 said we'll have 6 guys in the rotation that will be 6'3" or taller. We'll actually have 7, maybe 8 if Josh Henderson plays as a true freshman. Scott and Head are also both 6'2", so not far off. All but Sharron, Tavari, and Perkins will be 6'2"+. 2024-25 Contributors James Okonkwo - 6'8" 240 lbs Amani Lyles - 6'7" 226 lbs MMK - 6'6" 195 lbs Isaiah Gray - 6'3" 220 lbs Bowen Hardman - 6'3" 190 lbs Nate Johnson - 6'3" 205 lbs Shammah Scott - 6'2" 195 lbs Seth Wilson - 6'2" 220 lbs Sharron Young - 6' 160 lbs Tavari Johnson - 5'11" 160 lbs 2025-26 Potential Contributors Chabi Barre - 6'9" 225 lbs Rich Brisco - 6'8" 230 lbs Amani Lyles - 6'7" 235 lbs MMK - 6'6" 195 lbs Evan Mahaffey - 6'6" 200 lbs Josh Henderson - 6'5" 175 lbs Eric Mahaffey - 6'5" 190 lbs (I've heard he's now 6'6") Bowen Hardman - 6'3" 190 lbs Shammah Scott - 6'2" 195 lbs Cody Head - 6'2" 194 lbs Sharron Young - 6' 160 lbs Tavari Johnson - 5'11" 160 lbs Tai Perkins - 5'11" 165 lbs I legitimately think we got better despite losing Nate & Okonkwo. This roster is going to be VERY formidable. LET'S GO ZIPS!

Do you have a guess on the next lottery numbers?

7'4" wingspan and athletic. What a get.

Nate wasn't directly replaced, but he was recreated in the aggregate. Hopefully we get Chabi (or someone like him) to officially commit soon, then we're ready to rock and roll. This team will be LETHAL.

Only played in 16 games so something happened, and he transferred to Arkansas State. Might not have been a good fit.

35% 3P. 84% FT, 53% FG, and played all 32 games with 18mpg as a freshman. This is a great get.

Not to mention KD knows him better than anyone.

Radio silent. No new updates from the Kent fans after they were celebrating all weekend. Would be hilarious if he went elsewhere.

Rumor has it Mardi Gras is going to become a NIL fundraiser. You get beads for donating.

It does and it really feels great. I don't like baggy vests - this has a nice, tight shape. For those wary of buying a player's jersey (although Tavari is a better bet now), the vest is a great option.

The John Groce Vest came in from Bud Wentz and the Fear the Roo Collective. If you're into vests, I highly recommend pulling the trigger on one of these. Love the look and feel of this one - premium across the board. Interestingly enough, Wentz ships these straight from Wentz Financial Group haha. He really is an invaluable part of Akron.

Should Chabi be the guy, I think he's an upgrade offensively to Okonkwo. 7'4" wingspan is no joke, and that should really help defensively, but Chabi's hands and nose for the basket look to be a bit better. It's all very limited, especially given the medical condition that held him out of 14 games or so last year, but Dustin Ford could really sculpt him into an All-MAC type big man.

Chabi has 2 years of eligibility left from what I saw. He had a medical condition last year so I'm not sure if that's where the extra year is coming from. He was at Duquesne under KD. 7'4" wingspan at 6'9".

Steve and his dad are incredible people. This is awesome news for Steve.

Doubtful but way to put 2 and 2 together haha.

WOW.

Hint?

Looks like a commitment is incoming.

Because P4s are so insanely subsidized and for whatever reason feel the need to field every sport that exists. It would take YEARS for Akron to reach the athletic bloat of P4s, so in the meantime, an infusion of tens of millions in annual revenue would really solve our financial problems. This whole discussion is a dumb hypothetical anyways, but hypothetically declining tens of millions in revenue from the football/basketball media deal along is just stupid.

Who cares when their bank accounts are greener?

Yup. Why do we even have eligibility restrictions anymore? Just let them play college ball for as long as they want. (This is sarcasm by the way)

Yeah... Passing on tens of millions in increased annual revenue doesn't benefit anyone you mentioned.

You think joining the Big Ten would be a bad thing?